Courtesy of the Toms River Police DepartmentTOMS RIVER - Police are searching for the man who robbed a Chase bank branch in Toms River this afternoon, authorities said.

Shortly before 4 p.m., an unidentified man dressed in all black clothing approached an employee inside the Highland Parkway bank and handed her a note demanding money, said Toms River Police Chief Michael Mastronardy.

The suspect had the employee place an undisclosed amount of money in a black bag, according to Mastronardy, and then exited the bank on foot towards Highland Parkway.

The robber, described as a six foot tall white male in his 40s, was wearing a dark jacket, dark pants, boots and a black wool cap at the time of the incident. The Toms River Police Department and agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigations' Red Bank Office are investigating.